Judeo-Urdu

Judeo-Urdu (Urdu: یہود اردو, romanized: yahūd urdū; Hebrew: אורדו יהודית, romanized: ūrdū yehūdīt) was a dialect of the Hindustani language spoken by the Baghdadi Jews in the Indian subcontinent living in the areas of Mumbai and Kolkata towards the end of the 18th century .It is a dialect that was written in the Hebrew script and found to be utilized for several pieces of literature, such as Inder Sabha ,a copy of which is kept at the British Library.

Judeo-Urdu
Inder Sabha in Judeo-Urdu
Native toIndian subcontinent
RegionBombay, Calcutta
EthnicityBaghdadi Jews
Era18th Century
Writing system
Hebrew script
Language codes
ISO 639-3
Glottologjude1269
IETFur-IN-Hebr
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